{"product_id":"because-of-winn-dixie-1","title":"Because of Winn-Dixie","description":"\u003cp\u003eFunny and poignant, this 2001 Newbery Honor novel captures life in a quirky Southern town as Opal and her mangy dog, Winn-Dixie, strike up friendships among the locals. (Ages 8 and up)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket—and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the local librarian, Miss Franny Block, who once fought off a bear with a copy of WAR AND PEACE. They meet Gloria Dump, who is nearly blind but sees with her heart, and Otis, an ex-con who sets the animals in his pet shop loose after hours, then lulls them with his guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpal spends all that sweet summer collecting stories about her new friends and thinking about her mother. But because of Winn-Dixie or perhaps because she has grown, Opal learns to let go, just a little, and that friendship—and forgiveness—can sneak up on you like a sudden summer storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecalling the fiction of Harper Lee and Carson McCullers, here is a funny, poignant, and utterly genuine first novel from a major new talent.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate DiCamillo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728509939944,"sku":"9780763616052","price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8160\/6888\/files\/9780763616052.jpg?v=1783719132","url":"https:\/\/book-wyrm.net\/products\/because-of-winn-dixie-1","provider":"The Book Wyrm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}